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Friday 23rd Oct 1896
Wind South, rather nice day.
Maud gone school. Miss Foley
came home last night from
Watertown via Kingston.
Walls Jr here this morning
went to Niles for flour and
carried home cider mill. Voltie
repairing thing around farm in fore
noon, after dinner drawing his
potatoes to the cellar from barn.
Grace did house work, swept
all rooms, cooked, washed dishes,
took care of milk, & helped milk,
made jelly, baked beans & write
in Ma diary. Flora came over
brought home tea Aunt R
borrowed. In Eve Voltie & Wall
go to Joslin's dance. Rachel
came over a stayed with
Maud & I, rec'd letter from
Ma N & Laura V.Y.